Coaster



R. K. WHITNEY.

COASTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-22, 1920.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

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RAYMOND K. WHITNEY, OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS.

COASTER.

Application filed January 22, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND K. lVHrr- NEY, a citizen 'of the United States, residing at Manhattan, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Coaster, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a coaster especially designed for use indoors by children, although it is of course understood that it can be used wherever else desired.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple and durable inclined track which can be readily knocked down and set up and which, when ready for use, will support and guide a car so that it will travel therealong and onto the floor or other supporting structure on which the track is mounted.

A further object is to provide a device such as described which is inexpensive and which, when not in use can be stored in a small space.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings'the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device set up for use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, the car being removed.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation.

Fig. l is a plan view of the car.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the car.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the brace of the rail structure.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the side rails of the platform portion of the structure, the same being connected by a cross strip 2 on the back ends thereof and by an intermediate cross strip or rod 8. The cross strip and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Serial No. 353,177.

rod can be detachably connected to the side rails in any manner desired. Sockets 4: are formed in the bottom faces of the rails 1 near the ends thereof and-receive the upper ends of front and rear standards 5 which can be in the form of wooden rods. The front standards 5 are adapted to rest on the floor or other supporting surface while the rear standards, which are shorter, fit within sockets 6 formed in the end portions of a cross sill 7.

Extending from the front ends of the rails 1 are inclined rails 8 of any length desired and having their ends beveled so as to fit snugly against the ends of the rails 1 and upon the supporting surface, respectively and as shown in Fig. 1. Hinges 9 connect the rails l and S and are located beneath the rails so that, when the structure is collapsed, the rails 1 and S can be folded together. The rails 8 are connected at desired intervals by cross rods, preferably of woot and shown at 10. When the structure is set up for use the lower rod 10 is adapted to be detachably engaged by a hook 11 at one end of a brace strip 12 while a hook 13 at the other end of said strip is adapted to engage the sill 7.

The car used in connection with the structure already described is made up preferably of a suitably shaped board 14 having transverse bolsters 15 supported by wheels 16. Each wheel is provided on its inner side with a concentric spool 17.

After the structure has been set up the car is placed on the rails 1 and, when in this position will rest with its spools 17 on the rails while the wheels 16 act as flanges to prevent the car from leaving the rails. By starting the car forward it will move onto the rails 8 and gravitate therealong until the wheels 16 come into contact with the supporting surface or floor whereupon the momentum will carry the car along said surface for some distance beyond the rails.

If desired, and as shown at 18 in Fig. 1, humps may be formed on the rails 8 so as to add to the enjoyment of riding on the car.

Obviously when the structure is not in use it can be taken apart easily and folded and stored in a small space.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with side rails and inclined rails movably connected thereto, of supporting means detachably connected to said side rails, a bracing structure detachably connected to the inclined rails and supporting means, and a car movable along the rails.

2. A knockdown structure including side rails, a connection therebetween, a sill, sup ports detachably connecting the sill and rails, inclined rails movably connected to the side rails, a connection between the inclined rails, anda detachable brace connecting the said sill and the connection between the inclined rails.

3. A knockdown structure including side rails, a connection therebetween, a sill, supports detachably connecting the sill and rails, inclined rails hingedly connected to and foldable against the side rails, a connection therebetween, and a brace detachably engaging said connection and the sill.

A. A knockdown structure including foldably connected side and inclined rails, detachable supports therefor, and a detachable brace connecting the supports and the inclined rails.

5. A'lmockdown structure including connected side rails having sockets, a sill having sockets, supporting members detachably seated in the sockets in the rails, certain of said members being detachably seated in the sockets in the sill, inclined rails movably connected to the side rails, and bracing means connecting the sill to the inclined rails, and detachable relative thereto.

6. A knockdown structure including movably connected sides and inclined rails, supports therefor, a brace connecting the supports and inclined rails, and a car movable along the sides and rails.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RAYMOND k. l/VHITNEY. lVitnesses:

C. T. GIST, R. C. BARR. 

